Full Tilt Boogie Racing is now offering the Brembo FR500C/S front brakes

[ac427cobra]

We were able to secure a few more sets of these bargain priced Brembo caliper sets. That's the good news. The bad news is this is the last of them. There are no more, this is it!

We have made a few caliper mounting brackets which are identical to the FR500C and FR500S brakes so with these calipers you can also have the FR500C brakes on your S-197 vehicle.

Why would you want one of these kits for your S-197 vehicle even if you have the factory Brembo brakes on your car? Well for starters, you can shed that heavy assed OEM GT500 14" rotor that weighs 25.3#:

And replace it with our 2 pc floating rotor that has directional cooling vanes for improved rotor cooling. If you're a drag racer or a street driver you can shed an amazing 8.64# per rotor or a total of 17.28# of unsprung weight and rotating mass on a pair of rotors on the nose heavy front end of your Mustang by replacing it with our street rotor set.

If you are a road racer or an open track guy you can still save a tidy 5.5# of rotating mass and unsprung weight per rotor or a total of 11# for the pair with our optional road race rotor set:

The good news does not stop at the rotating mass and unsprung weight savings. There is also more good news regarding the brake pads you buy as well. As you Boss owners already know, your replacement brake pads for the OEM Brembo calipers are an anemic 15mm thick. How would you like to be able to buy a thicker pad at the same price or even a cost savings if you're running Hawk pads?

Here are two examples of pad list prices for the OEM Brembo kit:

PFC 01 15mm thick, list price $334.00
Hawk DTC-70 .585" thick (14.86mm) list price $301.73


Pad prices for the FR500C/S Brembo caliper brake kit:

PFC 01 18mm thick, list price $334.00
Hawk DTC-70 .669" thick (17mm) list price $273.36


Here is a photo of the brake conversion kit. The S-197 brake mounting calipers are just slightly different than the brackets shown in this photo:

This S-197 brake kit is priced at $2,200.00 for the street kit and $2,300.00 for the road race kit. The only difference in the two kits are the rotor rings. The kit includes a pair of Brembo calipers, FTBR caliper mounting brackets, floating rotor and hat assemblies, semi-metalic street pads, (race pads can be substituted at additional cost), front brake lines and all attaching hardware. We will be able to supply replacement parts indefinitely for this kit.

We are having a "Save 10% when paying with a check or money order" offer on these until they are gone. This saves us Pay-Pal and credit card fees and we pass that savings onto our customers.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the kit.

:thumbsup::coolman::beer:

 

[Tob]

As always, nice stuff Bruce! I'm very happy with the hardware I purchased from you last year.

Keep up the good work.

Tob

 

[IamRacerX]

Would you have light weight rotors that work with the OE brembo calipers?

 

[ford20]

Outside of weight savings what are the benefits of a two piece rotor vs. a regular rotor? It seems like a 2 piece would heat up faster and get hotter than a regular rotor.

 

[forcefedcobra]

Outside of weight savings what are the benefits of a two piece rotor vs. a regular rotor? It seems like a 2 piece would heat up faster and get hotter than a regular rotor.

2 piece will not run hotter. Helps reduce warpage and also just the rotor ring can be replaced rather than the entire rotor.

Great looking setup Bruce!

 

[ac427cobra]

Would you have light weight rotors that work with the OE brembo calipers?

Sorry it has taken me so long to reply to this. I've been at Road America for the Nationwide, World Challenge and Trans Am races without internet access.

Yes we have 2 pc rotors for the S-197 OEM Brembo brakes. They come in several versions.

We have three versions of our bolt together FT 9108 rotor assemblies:

http://fulltiltboogieracing.com/2011-2014_Mustang_GT_with_Brembo_Brake_Parts.htm

The lightest 2 pc bolt together rotor assemblies are the FT 9108 LW and they save 7.28# each or 14.56# for the pair.

A little further down that same page you will find our 2 pc floating rotor assemblies FT 9120. We also have three version of these as well. These are a little more expensive because of the attaching bobbins and hardware but they save even more weight. The lightest pair is the FT 9120 LW and they save 7.98# each or 15.96# for the pair. This is a comparable weight saving of rotating mass and unsprung weight to a lightweight set of front wheels.

Outside of weight savings what are the benefits of a two piece rotor vs. a regular rotor? It seems like a 2 piece would heat up faster and get hotter than a regular rotor.

Reducing unsprung weight and rotating mass is more beneficial than reducing static weight. That's the largest benefit. A 2 pc floating rotor will keep rotor heat isolated to the rotor ring where it belongs and out of the hub because there is a limited 'connection' between the rotor and the hat. This will make your hubs last longer by running cooler. Another benefit would be the flexibility of the floating rotor assembly can compensate for spindle flex when loading the suspension hard and also provide some 'give' for when your front hub bearings get some play in them. There is NO give on a one pc OEM rotor.

2 piece will not run hotter. Helps reduce warpage and also just the rotor ring can be replaced rather than the entire rotor.

Great looking setup Bruce!

Thanks! :thumbsup:

 

[ford20]

2 piece will not run hotter. Helps reduce warpage and also just the rotor ring can be replaced rather than the entire rotor.

Great looking setup Bruce!

I'm sorry I meant the rotor ring. It seems like with less material there the ring would get hotter faster than a 1 piece rotor.

Sorry it has taken me so long to reply to this. I've been at Road America for the Nationwide, World Challenge and Trans Am races without internet access.

Yes we have 2 pc rotors for the S-197 OEM Brembo brakes. They come in several versions.

We have three versions of our bolt together FT 9108 rotor assemblies:

http://fulltiltboogieracing.com/2011-2014_Mustang_GT_with_Brembo_Brake_Parts.htm

The lightest rotor assemblies are the FT 9108 LW and they save 7.28# each or 14.56# for the pair.

A little further down that same page you will find our 2 pc floating rotor assemblies FT 9120. We also have three version of these as well. These are a little more expensive because of the attaching bobbins and hardware but they save even more weight. The lightest pair is the FT 9120 LW and they save 7.98# each or 15.96# for the pair. This is a comparable weight saving of rotating mass and unsprung weight to a lightweight set of front wheels.

Reducing unsprung weight and rotating mass is more beneficial than reducing static weight. That's the largest benefit. A 2 pc floating rotor will keep rotor heat isolated to the rotor ring where it belongs and out of the hub because there is a limited 'connection' between the rotor and the hat. This will make your hubs last longer by running cooler. Another benefit would be the flexibility of the floating rotor assembly can compensate for spindle flex when loading the suspension hard and also provide some 'give' for when your front hub bearings get some play in them. There is NO give on a one pc OEM rotor.



Thanks! :thumbsup:

So something like there being less chance of pad knockback?

 

[ac427cobra]

I'm sorry I meant the rotor ring. It seems like with less material there the ring would get hotter faster than a 1 piece rotor.

Rotors are designed to get hot. They convert kinetic energy and turn it into heat. This is why brake cooling is important. You want to isolate the heat to the rotor ring and keep it out of the caliper, hub and wheel because those items are not designed to take the sort of temperatures a rotor ring sees.

So something like there being less chance of pad knockback?

Yes but only to a degree. There really is not a lot of play in the floating rotor assembly, just a little. If you have a pad knock back problem you should fix the problem. However having said that, you could 'modify' the floating system to give you some additional play as long as it was not too excessive, you could probably get away with that.